Dome of fire: Libya’s largest oil field sabotaged, company releases footage

Libya’s Waha Oil Company has posted a video on its Facebook page showing the fire that raged through El Sarir oil field and halted oil flows to the Hariga port, in what is believed to be an act of sabotage.

Oil terminal supervisor Rajab Abdulrasoul told Reuters that the
El Sarir pipeline was hit at around 5 a.m. local time, and
resulted in a fire that shut off flow to the port.

The El Sarir blast and subsequent fire comes in the wake of
Friday’s attacks on the nearby Makruk and Bahi oil fields. Gunmen
assaulted the Bahi oil field on Friday, while the neighboring
Mabruk oil field was also stormed that day.

Earlier this month, nine guards were killed and three workers
were taken hostage in an attack on Mabruk.

The country’s energy sector is a frequent target for attacks, as
fighting between rival factions continues.

In recent months,
Libya's oil production has fallen to around 350,000 barrels a
day, compared to 1.6 million bpd before the NATO-backed uprising
that ended Gaddafi's rule in 2011.sdsd